Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

[stefoid]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

Im all for the best available message with our picks. I just worry about who he thinks the best are. Still haunted by the ghost of the 09 draft.

[Eastdog]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

I have always taken "best available" to mean you are going to select without regard to list needs. For example, if you have 6 excellent ruckmen on your list but no rovers at all, you will pick another ruckman who may not even be as good as any of your current 6 if you judge that he is, all-in-all, the most promising player left in the draft pool.

But is that really a good way. Wouldn't you think we should tailor it to what we really need a bit more as well.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

But is that really a good way. Wouldn't you think we should tailor it to what we really need a bit more as well.

It is tailored. Natural tailoring occurs.

Each team will have a different 'best available list' the further down the draft progresses. Therefore Essendon's best available player at number 30 on their list may well be our number 40 and so on etc. As the draft decends clubs will see more of those 'can't believe he was still available' picks. If the club has got their fill in one area (say fast smalls on the list and through the ND) then they'll likely take the tall as their tailoring for depth.

[F'scary]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

But is that really a good way. Wouldn't you think we should tailor it to what we really need a bit more as well.

Yes and that is why I chose the example I did to illustrate that "best available" could still lead to a shit pick.

[boydogs]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

Still haunted by the ghost of the 09 draft.

I'm encouraged that you need to look back 5 years for something to fuel your nerves

[stefoid]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

I'm encouraged that you need to look back 5 years for something to fuel your nerves

mmm, yeah, but it was the draft that our recruiter had most free reign in - '10 had two father sons and a trade that made Simon's first real choice at pick 78, and since then I fear that BMac has had a guiding hand .

This is the first draft since 09 that he gets another bmac-free run at it and some decent picks.

[boydogs]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

mmm, yeah, but it was the draft that our recruiter had most free reign in - '10 had two father sons and a trade that made Simon's first real choice at pick 78, and since then I fear that BMac has had a guiding hand .

This is the first draft since 09 that he gets another bmac-free run at it and some decent picks.

We still had a coach in 09 giving direction

[Eastdog]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

Im all for the best available message with our picks. I just worry about who he thinks the best are. Still haunted by the ghost of the 09 draft.

Development plays a role as well in how players turn out. You could have a potential quality player that you pick up that is showed in the videos but if the development isn't right they won't be any good at AFL level.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Best Available - Simon Dalrymple

mmm, yeah, but it was the draft that our recruiter had most free reign in - '10 had two father sons and a trade that made Simon's first real choice at pick 78, and since then I fear that BMac has had a guiding hand .

This is the first draft since 09 that he gets another bmac-free run at it and some decent picks.

They've beefed up the recruiting since 09, so I'm more confident now.
But then again ask me in two years